News

  1. Health & Medicine

    Protein flags colon, prostate cancers

    A compound first identified as a possible culprit in Huntington's disease may be an indicator of cancers of the prostate gland and colon.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Animals

    Singing frog in China evokes whales, primates

    A frog in China warbles and flutes with such versatility that its high-pitched calls sound like those of birds or whales.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Health & Medicine

    Arctic Sneeze: Greenlanders’ allergies are increasing

    Allergies in Greenland nearly doubled from 1987 to 1998.

    By John Pickrell
  4. Chemistry

    Wine Tasting: Instrument can sniff out vinegar in sealed wine

    A new system could determine whether a sealed bottle of wine has turned to vinegar.